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Sunday, 30 October 2016

Venezuelan President threatens to jail political opponents if they call for his removal

Venezuela President, Nicolas Maduro has threatened to jail his political
opponents if they call for trial to remove him from Power.

This
came after opposition leaders and hundreds of thousands of protesters
took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against the president, as
the country’s economic crisis continues to deepen food and medicine
shortages, prompting opposition lawmakers to threaten to put the
President on trial for violating democracy.

Reacting to the lawmaker’s threat, the President in a
statement vowed to respond forcefully by jailing his political
opponents if they make a move to call for his removal

'If they launch a supposed political trial, which is not in our
constitution, the state prosecution service must bring legal action in
the courts and put in jail anyone who violates the constitution, even if
they are members of Congress.'